Railway car wheel



g- 22, 1950 D. R. CORNELL I 2,519,548

RAILWAY CAR WHEEL Filed Jan. 25, 1947 Ava-wrap: DANA COP/V541.

Patented Aug. 22, 1950 RAi-EWAY care-WHEEL 1iflianaaltzflornellyiliast Chicago, Ind., assignor to ---v-Standard-;Forgi-ngs Corporation. Ghicago Illig a weor-poration of Delaware miplicatroh J-anuar 25,1 94wser am6: 72 11 263 r-Glaims. 1

ihiie'r-i tiorii relates td raiiway eae Wheels to'me'thods of'manufacturing them.

1 nietal extehd -rad ially and previde r adial flexibility of the web and 'res'istance to fati-gue'; -and 'n which a-'separatel y fabricatedrim or tirem'em ber is welded to the webin a hoyel mannerhere- Preferably the rim o i tire is produced by r'ollng =the* proper sectional shape in'-1ong"lerig=ths, "*cutting to the' required circumferential"length,

forming into a" circle of 1 correct "diameterand This *metlrod 'of-fabricating the tire*hasthe-adantage of"producinggraih flowjlinesinthe metal whichf extend parallel 'to the ire'ction ofrail "contact" and thereby increase the durability of the 'tire. By" making" the-rim*"separately" from "the 1 hub and -web unitf-"themim" may b e made of -"-'nieta1-having an analysis-"and 'heat'treatment '---si1itab1e for maximum" protection I'against" wear, "shelving'o'r other faults iniservicej andthe metal afterdescribed.

abu'tting the ends of the 'l-ength for-butt welding:

- 0= hub and aveb whe'i eby retaiir-the characformed web and hub member. 'I'hlis'the Web"and hubniayembo'dyrnetal of different analysis than the metal of the -rim, mayibe separately toughened by heat tratment,or "b'"of""cheaper material ibhalfi the rim.

To produce the radially X-tnding grainiiow lines in thevhuband-web;::in-herentwin the steel as rolled by the mill, a billet of suitable size is drofi'fbrged in a rotatingdie so thatthfbillet tte'ndtj unbrokenly 'outwardly'zin" fiadialldir'ctions. This" renders 'the'hub -and 'webfcapableio'ffwith- '""standingisevere'flexingin use. v

*"Another' object of"theinvention is radially to curve the web prior to mounting the rim thereon, for the purpose of providing resiliency in the web portion without distortion of the metal constituting the web, a result which cannot be attained when the web and rim are integrally formed. This resiliency of the web portion affords a cushioning efiect against impact.

Another object is to provide an economical method of manufacture wherein the rim is welded to the web after the hub and web have been integrally forged and the Web shaped to predetermined contour, my welding method being such that nice fitting of the rim and web and intricate shaping of the parts after they have been I joined, are not required. The weld material is applied to the junction of the web and rim so v1. Fig. 3 i's"annlarged fragmentary *viewshowing' the weld nonnec'ti'on' betweerithe web ahd 1m.

Iii *th'e preferred"-embcdiment of myinvention shown iii' the dr'aiwing'i the hub H! is -Lintegra-Lwith -'-extend' from thecenter of "the hubwadially to "the'"periphery" of't-he web. As aflr'esult ofidrop forging thisumt or'1' a rotatablenie; 'as' is well uhderstdod theart,"the me'taiofthe central anor ma; hub"'and the metal" ofthe"'web is compacted to a maximum degree and the grain flow lines appear close together and radially unbroken.

The rim is indicated as a whole at l2, and. as shown in Fig. 1, the grain flow lines extend 10ngitudinally of the rim, 1. e. circumferentially thereof. The rim I2 preferably is produced by rolling a length of heat treated metal of desired analysis for the intended purpose, cuttin to provide for proper diameter, forming the length into ring form, and abutting and welding the ends. The rim has a tread surface l2 and a rail abutting fiange adjacent one side thereof.

The hub l0, centrally recessed at opposite sides, as shown in Fig. 2, in the forging operation, to-

3 gether with the web II and fillets l3 and M, are forged integrally. The hub is of substantial thickness excepting in the part between the central recesses. The web is forged relatively thin and fiat. After the forging has been completed, the web is radially curved or dished in the annular region indicated by the numeral I5. The forming of the web is accomplished after trimming the peripheral portion IE to desired diameter of the integral hub and web. Since the peripheral trimming is done while the web is relatively flat and before it has been dished, the edge surface It extends at substantially a right angle to the faces of the web I I.

Opposite the tread l2, there is a fiat surface on the inner circumferential side of the rim l2, to which the web I I is connected by welding material I! applied between the rim l2 and the convex face of the web, and welding material I8 applied between the rim i2 and the peripheral edge l6 of the web, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The weld material extends continuously circumferentially, adjacent said peripheral edge and the convex surface of the web H, and adheres to the inner circumferential surface of the rim opposite the tread, whereby the rim and web are connected together efficiently and durably without nice fitting of the parts and without detracting from the resiliency and fiexibility of the web portion ll. Because of the dished form of the web II, the convex surface of the web and the inner surface of the rim form an acute angle and substantial surface area for engagement with the weld material.

The relationship of the parts and the radial curve of the web I are such that the side surface I 9 of the rim, in the operative position of the wheel, lies in a vertical plane located outwardly of the side 2| of the hub 9, and the side surface 20 of the rim lies in a vertical plane located inwardly of the side 22 of the hub ID, as shown in Fig. 2. Thus the finished wheel has a dished appearance from the outside of the railway car, and load is transmitted through the resilient web II to the peripheral portion l6 reinforced by the weld material ll and thence to the rim l2.

The hub H] is punched or bored as indicated by the dotted line 23, whereby the thin portion III of the hub is removed. Usually the punching takes place when the forging of the hub and web has been completed, either before the web is trimmed to desired diameter or simultaneously with the trimming operation. The forging of the hub produces grain flow lines as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and when the hub is bored the circumferential walls 23 of the bore are located in the compacted region wherein the grain flow lines are parallel with said surface 23 and substantially at right angles to the radially extending grain flow lines in the hub and web. This construction provides a very durable hub and long wearing bearing surface.

Changes may be made in the form and details of construction of the railway car wheel illustrated herein without departing from the scope of my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A railway car wheel comprising an integrally forged hub and dished web unit, a separately formed rim, the dished web having a convex side surface and a peripheral end surface at substantially right angles to each other, the circumferential edge formed by the intersection of said web side surface and peripheral end surface providing a single circumferential line of contact with the inner circumferential surface of the rim, and welding material extending continuously circumferentially of the rim and web and filling the spaces between said web side surface and rim and between said web peripheral surface and rim.

2. A railway car wheel comprising an integrally forged hub and dished web unit, a separately formed rim, the dished web being resilient and flexible and having a convex side surface and a peripheral end surface at substantially right angles to each other, the circumferential edge formed by the intersection of said web side surface and peripheral end surface providing a single circumferential line of contact with the inner circumferential surface of the rim, and welding material extending continuously circumferentially of the rim and web and filling the spaces between said web side surface and rim and between said web peripheral surface and rim.

3. A railway car wheel comprising an integral hub and web unit, a separately formed rim, the web having a convex side surface and a peripheral end surface at substantially right angles to each other, the said web surfaces intersecting to form a circumferential edge which provides line contact between the web and rim, and welding material cxtending continuously circumferentially of the rim and web and filling the spaces between said web side surface and rim and between the said web peripheral surface and rim to said line of contact.

DANA R. CORNELL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 887,649 Kennedy May 12, 1908 974,798 Jacoby et al Nov. 8, 1910 1,684,206 Smith Sept. 11, 1928 1,745,153 Dalton Jan. 28, 1930 1,993,430 Bell Mar. 5, 1939 

